Glorious Game

by El Michels Affair & Black Thought

Glorious Game cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 April 2023
  • Label: Big Crown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:16
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pairing The Roots' legendary frontman with the cinematic soul production of Leon Michels, this project is steeped in deeply reflective boom-bap nostalgia. The instrumental tracks were largely constructed by sampling live performances from Michels' own band, creating an organic, dusty backdrop for Black Thought's consistently masterful, poetic lyricism regarding aging and legacy in the music industry.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, rap, soulful, storytelling, reflective, live

Tracklist

  1. Grateful (2:51)
  2. Glorious Game (3:53)
  3. I'm Still Somehow (2:04)
  4. Hollow Way (2:24)
  5. Protocol (2:56)
  6. The Weather (2:59)
  7. That Girl (2:10)
  8. I Would Never (2:43)
  9. Alone (2:06)
  10. Miracle (2:32)
  11. Glorious Game (Reprise) (1:23)
  12. Alter Ego (3:10)

Credits

  • El Michels Affair - primary artist
  • Black Thought - primary artist
  • Shintaro Okamoto - artwork [ice sculpture]
  • Tony Martin - bass
  • Eric Hagstrom - drums
  • Homer Steinweiss - drums
  • Nick Movshon - drums, bass
  • Paul Spring - guitar

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